Ellen Ripley, science fiction’s original female badass, came in as a very deserving number one on TotalSciFi’s list of ass-kicking women in movies and television who shook science fiction. But who else made the list?
In making their selection, Total Sci Fi pointed to the character’s iconic status and particular blend of traits:
An appealing combination of toughness, self-reliance, vulnerability and sexiness, Ripley is far from a conventional damsel in distress. New layers were added to the character in Aliens, which saw Ripley proving to be tougher and smarter than a unit of marines, yet still finding time to form a motherly bond with Newt. The two subsequent sequels added even more dimensions, leading to one of the most critically analyzed characters in the history of cinema.
Check out their Top 25
1) ELLEN RIPLEY (Sigourney Weaver, Alien, Aliens, Alien III, Alien Resurrection)
2) BUFFY SUMMERS (Sarah Michelle Gellar, Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
3) STARBUCK (Katee Sackhoff, Battlestar Galactica)
4) DANA SCULLY (Gillian Anderson, The X-Files)
5) SARAH CONNOR (Linda Hamilton, Terminator, T2)
6) PRINCESS LEIA ORGANA (Carrie Fisher, Star Wars)
7) ROSE TYLER (Billie Piper, Doctor Who)
8.) SAM CARTER (Amanda Tapping, Stargate SG-1)
9) NYOTA UHURA (Nichelle Nichols, Star Trek)
10) LEELOO (Milla Jovovich, The Fifth Element)
11) CLAIRE BENNET (Hayden Panettiere, Heroes)
12) STORM (Halle Berry, X-Men)
13) PRIS (Daryl Hannah, Blade Runner)
14) CATWOMAN (Michelle Pfeiffer, Batman Returns)
15) BARBARELLA (Jane Fonda, Barbarella)
16) KATHRYN JANEWAY (Kate Mulgrew, Star Trek: Voyager)
17) MIKAELA BANES (Megan Fox, Transformers)
18) SUSAN IVANOVA (Claudia Christian, Babylon 5)
19) NUMBER SIX (Tricia Helfer, Battlestar Galactica)
20) SARAH JANE SMITH (Elisabeth Sladen, The Sarah Jane Adventures / Doctor Who)
21) WILLOW ROSENBERG (Alyson Hannigan, Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
22) WONDER WOMAN (Lynda Carter, Wonder Woman)
23) XENA (Lucy Lawless, Xena: Warrior Princess)
24) SYDNEY BRISTOW (Jennifer Garner, Alias)
25) MARINA (Stingray)
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